We are into the final end of the Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT), with only three more matches to go. After an exciting round of the quarter-finals, it is time for the semi-finals. One semi-final each will be played on January 15 and 16, with Karnataka locking horns with Vidarbha today (Thursday).
Fascinatingly, it is the repeat of last year’s final when Karnataka beat Vidarbha by 38 runs to win their fifth Vijay Hazare Trophy final at Vadodra. This year, Karnataka, under Mayank Agarwal, has almost the same batting lineup if not better, with Karun Nair switching back to his state from Vidarbha. Devdutt Padikkal has been the engine house of this team and is having a dream season, having scored 721 runs at an unbelievable average of 103.00.
As for Vidarbha, they have their best player in the opening position as well in the form of Aman Mokhade. The youngster is just behind Padikkal in the runs tally with 643 runs at 91.86. Yash Rathod and Dhruv Shorey add stability to the batting group, while the exciting Yash Thakur holds the key in the bowling department alongside captain Harsh dubey.
Vijay Hazare Trophy 1st semi-final, Karnataka vs Vidarbha: Match info
- Match: Karnataka vs Vidarbha, 1st Semi-final
- Date: January 15, 2026
- Venue: BCCI’s Centre of Excellence Ground 1, Bengaluru
- Time: 1:30 PM IST
- Live Streaming Info: JioHotstar, Star Sports Network
- Live Coverage: InsideSport’s match blog.
- Captains: Mayank Agarwal (Karnataka), Harsh Dubey (Vidarbha)
Karnataka vs Vidarbha: Squads
Karnataka
Mayank Agarwal (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Karun Nair, Smaran Ravichandran, Krishnan Shrijith (w), Abhinav Manohar, Shreyas Gopal, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Vidyadhar Patil, Abhilash Shetty, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Sharath BR, Shreesha Achar, Manvanth Kumar L, Harshil Dharmani, Dhruv Prabhakar
Vidarbha
Atharva Taide, Aman Mokhade, Dhruv Shorey, Ravikumar Samarth, Yash Rathod, Yash Kadam, Rohit Binkar (w), Nachiket Bhute, Harsh Dubey (c), Yash Thakur, Praful Hinge, Shivam Deshmukh, Parth Rekhade, Darshan Nalkande, Shubham Dubey, Akshay Wadkar, Ganesh Bhosle, Dipesh Parwani
The winner of this match will face the winner of the second semi-final. The 2nd semifinal will be played at the same venue between Punjab and Saurashtra. The summit clash of the Vijay Hazare Trophy will be played on January 18, Sunday.
